20th Century
- 1910 - Geelong officially becomes a city
- 1912 - Electric trams begin operation in Geelong
- 1912 - First automatic telephone exchange in the Southern Hemisphere opens in Geelong
- 1925 - Geelong Football Club wins premiership
- 1925 - Ford Motor Company plant opens at Norlane
- 1925 - Retail chain Target opens first store in Geelong
- 1930 - 3GL radio station opens
- 1931 - Geelong Football Club wins premiership
- 1937 - Geelong Football Club wins premiership
- 1951 - Geelong Football Club wins premiership
- 1952 - Geelong Football Club wins premiership
- 1954 - Shell refinery opens at Corio
- 1956 - Electric trams cease operation in Geelong
- 1963 - Geelong Football Club wins premiership
- 1963 - Alcoa aluminum smelter opens at Point Henry
- 1983 - Ash Wednesday fires cause major damage at nearby coastal areas
- 1987 - National Wool Museum opens
- 1990 - First commercial FM Radio station K-Rock begins FM broadcasting
- 1990 - Pyramid Building Society collapse
- 1991 - HM Prison Geelong officially closes
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